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Cardinal George Pell appeared very concerned for an abuse victim who claims the then bishop tried to bribe him to keep quiet, a fellow priest has told an inquiry.
David Ridsdale, a victim and nephew of pedophile priest Gerald Francis Ridsdale, has accused Cardinal Pell of trying to bribe him in 1993 by saying: ‘I want to know what it will take to keep you quiet.’
The child abuse royal commission has heard another priest who was living with Cardinal Pell at the time has given a statement that his strong recollection is that the then bishop was concerned for Mr Ridsdale.
Mr Ridsdale, who has been recalled for cross-examination by Cardinal Pell’s barrister Sam Duggan, said he stood by his evidence.
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